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Woman charged with manslaughterBy Times staff writer© St. Petersburg Times published July 16, 2002 TAMPA -- Hillsborough sheriff's deputies arrested a 27-year-old Tampa woman Monday after they say she killed her boyfriend during a domestic dispute. Authorities say Medina Drayton, of 13056 Londondary Place, stabbed 34-year-old William Hornsby in the chest Sunday night. Deputies charged her with manslaughter. Authorities said Drayton and Hornsby, who lived together at the Londondary residence, were fighting just before 10 p.m. Sunday. They said Hornsby pulled Drayton's hair and beat her head on the kitchen counter. "This was quite a physical altercation," said Lt. Rod Reder, Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman. Drayton managed to escape, but instead of calling the police, she used a butcher knife to slice the tires of Hornsby's truck, authorities said. When she came back inside, the couple fought again in the kitchen and Drayton stabbed Hornsby, authorities said. He died at University Community Hospital shortly after 11 p.m. Drayton and Hornsby had a history of violent confrontations. Deputies had arrested Hornsby twice on domestic battery charges, most recently in October 2001. Hornsby's previous charges included aggravated assault and discharging a firearm in public. Drayton is being held without bond.
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